Sentence examples for major flooding event from inspiring English sources

To make matters worse, Rita may stall over the ArkLaTex region producing a major flooding event well inland.

Any issues will emerge when you apply for a mortgage, as banks won't lend money on a home likely to be trashed by a major flooding event.

"Almost every year there has been some more or less major flooding event and that is a key message," he said.

The Association of British Insurers predicts that a major flooding event in London could have economic consequences comparable to the recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis.

This new regional system might persist for centuries, until the landslide deposits are washed away in a major flooding event.

The hurricane's track helped bring a plume of moisture into the Mid-Atlantic, which set the stage for a major flooding event when a low pressure area stalled on November 5 west of Washington, D.C. Major flooding occurred in Virginia and West Virginia, causing $1.4 billion in damage and 62 deaths.

RFPI and CDF with 90% captured the three major flooding events that occurred in February 2005, May 2010 and November 2013 in Riyadh.

Record rainfall fell in November and continued for two months, leading to three major flooding events and landslides.

There is a range of uncertainty around exactly how frequently major flooding events will occur, based on different rates of sea level rise and hurricane occurrence.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo activated the State Emergency Operations Center, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency, warning that major flooding events were likely.

Major flooding events in our area can be caused by a perfect storm of issues, created by decisions that were made a long time ago.